A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1500, 1560-1651
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Puft, Puffit, Puftit, p.p. and ppl. adj. Also: puffed. [e.m.E. puffed (1536), puft (1598), f. Puff(e v. b.] Inflated or swollen with, in or by pride, vanity or ambition, or be something which encourages these.
a. Chiefly with up. b. Also without up.a. (a) (1) a1500 Henr. Fab. (O.U.P.) 593.
Fy, puft vp pryde, thow is full poysonabill 1600-1610 Melvill 390.
He is puft up and knawes na thing(2) a1561 Q. Kennedy Breif Tract. (ed.) 146/13.
The pestilent preacheouris puft vp with vayne glore 1562-3 Winȝet I 37/11. 1651 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 529.
The Earl of Seafort, … being puft up with this authoritie(3) c1568 Lauder Minor P. i 422.
Puft vp in pryde a1568 Maitland Bannatyne MS 12b/77.(4) c1610 Melville Mem. 65.
He was becom sa proud and myskennen, puft vp be his maiesteis fauour(b) a1578 Pitsc. I 29/3.
The message … causit this Erlle of Douglas beand of tender aige to be puffit vp with new ambitioun(c) 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. in 1573-1600 Cath. Tr. (S.T.S.) 78/4.
Thaj … ar sa puftit vp in thair auin opinion, that [etc.](d) 1586 Melvill in Calderwood IV 543.
Proud and ambitious bishops … , puffed up by hatred, pride, and hight a1599 Rollock Wks. I 374.
Ane heich-heided chylde that is puffed up with the pride of natureb. c1590 Fowler I 194/8.
Puft with pryde I prostrat me more lawe
